Professor Christoph Gutenbrunner, MD, PhD

 

1. Life line and education 

 

30.09.1954 born in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

1975-1981 Medical studies (Marburg University)

02.12.1981 License to practice medicine

12.11.1982 PhD (Marburg University)

07.11.1990 Postdoctoral Qualification in applied physiology (Marburg University)

26.6.1991 Assistant Professor (Marburg University) 

01.08.1995 University Professor for Balneology and Medical Climatology (Hannover Medical School)

1997-2000 Guest Professorship at the University of Graz (Austria)

01.04.2007 University Professor for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Hannover Medical School)

 

2. Medical practice and position

 

1982-1989 Institute for Occupational Physiology and Rehabilitation Research (Marburg University)  

1989-1993 Wicker-Klinik, Bad Wildungen (Department for Internal Medicine and Orthopaedics)

1993-1995 Klinik am Homberg, Bad Wildungen (Department for Orthopaedics)

1991-1995 at the same time: Head of the Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and Balneology Bad Wildungen

1995-2008 Head of the Institute for Balneology and Medical Climatology of the Hannover Medical School 

1997-2001 Head of the Institute for Balneology and Rehabilitation Medicine Bad Nenndorf

since 2004 Managing Director of the Coordination Centre for applied Rehabilitation Research of the Hanover Medical University

since 2007 Head of Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Hannover Medical School)

 

3. Specialisation and qualifications

 

- Specialist for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

- Additional Qualifications „Physical Therapy“, „Balneology and Medical Climatology“, „Manual Medicine“

- European Board Certificate „Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine“

 

4. Main scientific fields

 

- Clinical long term trials on the efficacy of in-patient rehabilitation measures in internal, orthopaedic and urological diseases 

- Implementation and evaluation of innovative rehabilitation concepts (vocational rehabilitation, voice rehabilitation, pain rehabilitation, rehabilitation for patients with breast cancer)

- Studies on subjective and objective criteria for the need of rehabilitation 

- Studies on muscular training and delayed onset muscle soreness

- Studies on the effects and efficacy of modalities in balneology and physical medicine

- Studies on chronobiology related to physical and rehabilitation medicine

 

5. Publications

 

- Two scientific monographs

- 65 book chapters

- 211 original papers

- 167 Abstracts published in scientific journals

- Editor of 6 scientific books and one textbook for students

- Coeditor of one scientific journal 

- Coeditor of 6 consensus papers and two white books

 

6. Lectures and scientific presentations

 

- 369 papers in scientific congresses

- 213 educational lectures

- 93 other lectures

 

7. Scientific awards

 

1988 and 1997 Theodor Schultheis-Award

1992 Award of the City of Bad Kissingen

1993 Award of the Boxberger-foundation

1997 Sebastian Kneipp-Award

1999 Heinz and Helene Adam-Award for Physical Medicine

1999 W. Fritsche-Award

 

8. Membership and positions

 

1) 13 scientific societies, e.g. in the following functions:

- President (2001-2003), Vice President (1999-2001; 2003-2005) and Member of the Board (since 2005) of the German Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

- Vice President of the International Society for Medical Hydrology and Climatology (since 2002)

- President for Europe of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (2004-2008)

- President of the Baltic & North Sea Forum for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (since 2008)

- Board Member and Treasurer of the European Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (since 2008)

- President (1996-2000, 2004-2007), Vice President (2000-2004) and Board Member (since 2007) of the Academy for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Germany)

- Chairman of the Professional Practice Committee of the Section de la Médecin Physique et de Réadaptation de la Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (since 2003)

- Chairman of the Commission for Science and Development of the German Spa Association (since 2007)

- Honorary Member of the Austrian Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ÖGPMR)

- Honorary Member of the Italian Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SIFMER)

 

2) Member of scientific boards of the following journals:

- “Journal for Rehabilitation Medicine”

- „Journal for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Stuttgart)“

- „Aktuelle Rheumatologie“, Thieme

- „Revista da Sociedade Portugesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação”

- „Balneologia Polska”, Polskie Towarzystwo Balneologii i Medycyny Fizykalnje

 

9. Kommissionen und Gutachtertätigkeit

 

- Austrian Accreditation Commission for Universities

- German Federal Ministry for Education and Research   

- Scientific Commission for Lower Saxony

- European Board for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

- Universities of Berlin, Bremen, Halle, Jena, Wien  

 

Address:

Professor Christoph Gutenbrunner, MD, PhD

Department for Rehabilitation Medicine

Hanover Medical University

Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1

D-30625 Hannover

Germany

E-mail: gutenbrunner.christoph@mh-hannover.de